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Belgium Seizes Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in First-Ever Interception
Belgian special forces, aided by French military support, seized the Russian tanker Ethera for false flag use, with a criminal probe and €10 million bail underway.
- Belgian special forces, with French helicopter support, seized the oil tanker Ethera in the North Sea, escorting it to Zeebrugge port for seizure amid suspicions of false flag and forged documents.
- The Ethera, flying Guinea's flag but believed to be sailing under a false flag, is on the EU sanctions list aimed at limiting funds for Russia's war in Ukraine.
- The operation involved coordination with Belgium's G7, Nordic, Baltic partners, and France, and was hailed by officials as enforcement of sanctions against Russia's shadow fleet.
- Ukrainian leaders praised the action as a decisive measure against Russian war resources and called for other countries to replicate such efforts.
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"Today, a ship from Russia's phantom fleet was intercepted in the North Sea," wrote Maxime Prévot in X, where he thanked the Belgian special forces for their "exceptional professionalism and courage."
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Operation has been reported with special Belgian forces and international coordination. Petroleiro is part of the fleet used by Moscow to round out sanctions on oil exports.
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A new video shows how a ship in the Russian shadow fleet was taken over Sunday night. See more in the video.
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